Flyers goalie Dan Vladař leaves preseason debut with an unspecified injury
Vladař, who was the Flyers' MVP a year ago, exited 13 minutes and 31 seconds into his first preseason appearance of the year and looked to be favoring his right arm.
Less than 24 hours after losing Denver Barkey to a lower-body injury that has him currently out day-to-day, the Flyers could be without No. 1 goalie Dan Vladař as well.
Starting against the Boston Bruins in the Flyers’ second preseason game, Vladař left 13 minutes, 31 seconds into the first period after allowing a deflection goal by Michael Eyssimont. The Czech netminder lost his stick before the goal was scored.
Vladař stopped a dump-in on goal, but the puck bounced away from him, and he was down on the ice when Tanner Jeannot crashed the net for the rebound and lifted his skate over his arm. It didn’t look like there was significant contact on the play, but Vladař let go of his stick immediately and appeared to be holding his right arm awkwardly in the sequence that led up to Eyssimont’s goal.
Following the play, Vladař skated over to the bench and, while keeled over in discomfort, talked with the Flyers training staff before heading down the tunnel. He was replaced by Aleksei Kolosov.
The worry with Vladař is that just a few short months ago, in Game 3 of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, he took a knee to the hand or right arm from Bryan Rust as the Pittsburgh Penguins forward tried to cut across the crease during a power play.
On that play, Vladař immediately appeared to be in pain after losing his blocker and was seen flexing his hand while being checked by then-Flyers head athletic trainer Tommy Alva. He stayed in the game and the rest of the playoffs but was unable to represent Czechia at the 2026 men’s World Championships.
Vladař, who posted a 29-14-7 record with a .906 save percentage and 2.42 goals-against average last season, signed a five-year, $27.5 million contract extension with the Flyers on July 1.
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